Trousers stretcher and presser.



No. 828,078. PATENTED AUG. 7, 1906.

M. E. WEISBHAN.

TROUSERS STRETGHER AND PRBS SER. APPLICATION FILED AWL-19.1905.

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- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TROUSERS STRETCHER AND PRESSER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 7, 1906.

Application filed Augusl 19, 1905. Serial No. 274:,844.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON E. WEISEHAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Zionsville, in the county of Boone and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trousers Stretchers and Pressers and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference panying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for stretching and pressing'trousers, and refers more pialpticularly to the devices whereby the stretc g is accomplished before the operation of pressing occurs.

Objects of the invention are to provide apparatus of the above-mentione character that may be produced at comparatively small cost, especially by considerablense of waste lumber from sawmills, to provide a stretcher and presser whereby trousers maybe stretched evenly throughout and then be pressed and creased while in a stretched condition, which apparatus shall be convenient .of operation and be durable and economical in use.

With the above-mentioned and minor objects in view the invention consists in a trousers stretcher and presser having a baseboard provided with a movable section suporting an equalizing stretcher-head, means or controlling the movable section, a pressboard, and means for forcing the press-board toward the base-board; and the invention consists, further, in the parts and combinations and arrangements of parts, as hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

. Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the stretcher and presser constructed substantially in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2, a rear perspective view thereof; Fig. 3, a perspective view of a detached part thereof; Fig. 4, a transverse sectional view on the line A A in Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a transverse sectional view on the line B B in Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 a transverse sectional view on the line X X in Fig. l.

Similar reference characters in the different figures of the drawings designate corre sponding elements or features.

being had to the accom' In construction the base-board, on which the articles are to be placed to be stretched and pressed, comprises two sections 0 and C, somewhat separated one from the other, to which are rigldly' secured a pair of cross-bars D and D, that extend across the under sides thereof. A clamp-bar E is mounted movably on the tops of the sections 0 and C at ends thereof, being connected thereto by bolts a and a, and thumb-nuts b and b for clamping the lower ends of the trousers to the base-board, the clamp-bar having a slot =0 in one side of an end thereof, so that the clamp-bar may swin on the bolt a away from i the bolt a when the thumb-nuts are loosened. ,The base-board is provided with a central movable section F, which is arranged between }the sections C and C and is movable longitu- {dinally on and partially guided by the crossfbars D and D, all of the sections comprising the base-board being uniform in thickness. A lever G is connected by a pivot d to the section 0 and also by a post 6 to the section F of the base-board for the operation of the movable'section, the lever having a slot e in its end to permit withdrawal of the post, the section F having a slot f, through which extends a binding-bolt H, that has a T-head g let in flush with the upper side of the section F, the binding-b olt extending through the crossbar and having a thumb-nut h thereon for binding the section F to the cross-bar, and consequently to the other sections of the base-board. The sectionF has also a slot f in which is a bolt H, engaging the section and extending through the cross-bar D and having a nut 72/ for assisting in guiding and holding the section F.

The head end of the section F of thebaseboard has an offset part I, which is formed as a separate piece and secured rigidly to the main part of the section, the part I having a slot at in its end, on which a lower clamp-bar J of a stretcher-head is mounted pivotally by means of a pivot-bolt K, that has a fiat head which is let into the top of the clamp-bar flush therewith, there being awasher k on the pivot-bolt against a shoulder thereof under the clamp-bar and on the top of the part I, the pivot-bolt having a thumb-nut Z for securing the same to the part I in various posi tions, so that the clamp-bar may turn pivotswing away from the binding-bolt m when loosened.

A press-board M extends across the base board transversely and also longitudinally from the. clamp-bar E to the opposite ends of ing the clamp-bars apart.

the sectionsO and C thereof and may be forced against the base-board by means of a pair of cross-bars N and N ,'the cross-bar N being connected to the cross-bar D by binding-bolts g and 9, having nuts t and it, and the cross-bar N being "connected to the crossbar D by binding-bolts .u and u, having nuts 2: and 0, each binding-bolt having a pivotjoint 1* and the binding-bolts g and it having each a coiled spring 8 thereon normally hold- The clamp-bar N has asuitable side slot at win an end thereof, and the clamp-bar N has a like slot at m,

so that the clamp-bars may swing away from the binding-bolts, as the clamp-bars are not fastened to the press-board M, but "obviously may be secured thereto, in which case the binding-bolts g and u may swing out of the slots to permit the ress-board to wing as as lid on the pivot-bol ts gand u. The slots 1), 'w, and a; extend from the sides of the bars to the bolt-holes in the bars.

In order to provide greater stretching power than the lever G may furnish, anutand-screw apparatusis connected to the foot end of the base-board, and it comprises a plate 0, having a half-nut 7, and a-springplate 0, having a half-nut 8, normally standing off from the other plate slightly to permit the screw P to be moved longitudinally when desired without engaging the screw-threads of the nut, there being a screw '9 and nut 10 to draw the two parts of the nut together onto the screw P when the latter is to exert force, the screw P having a crank 11 and being opposite the tail end of the section F, which has a contact-piece 12 on its end to be engaged by screw P. This apparatus may not be desired on small sizes of stretchers and pressers, when the lever G may furnish sufficient power 7 for stretching small trousers.

the nuts h and h are loose, the nut Z being tight. The clamp-bar J may be suitably adjusted in position to suit either long or short trousers, the slot i being provided for that purpose. While stretching the .trousers the clamp-bar J may turn on the pivotal bolt K, so that the tension will be equalized in order to stretch all portions of the garment uniformly. The stretching may be accomplished expeditiously by first using the lever G, then opening the two-part nut, so that the screw P may be pushed instantly to the end of the-section F. Then the nut 10 may b-e'used to close the two-part nut on the screw P,

which may then be turned to further stretch the garment. 'VVhen the stretching isac'complished, the nuts h and h are to be tightened, so as to prevent retraction of the section Fof the base-b0 ard, the garment being thus held in its stretched condition, while the pressboard M may be placed upon the garment and forced thereon by means of the cross bars N and N and the binding-bolts thereof.

The manner of removing the garment and the other operations will be understood from the foregoing without further description.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A trousers stretcher and presser comprising a base-board provided with a longitudinally-movablesection having slots therein, cross-bars secured to the base-board and serving to guide the movable section, b'oi'ts extending through the cross-bars and the slots of the movable section, means for moving the section, a press-board for'cooperation with the base-board, a clamp-b ar on the baseboard, a pair of clamp-bars for forcing the press-board toward the base-board, and a stretcher-head pivoted on the movable section.

2. A trousers stretcher and presser comprising a base-board provided with a longitndinally-movabie section havingaslot therein, means for moving the section, a clampb'ar mounted on the base-board, a press-board for cooperation with the baseboard, a crossbar for forcing the press-board toward the base-board, a binding bolt'extending through the eross-b ar and the slot of the movabie section of the base-board, and a stretcher-head pivoted to themovable section.

3. A trousers stretcher and presser comprising a base-board provided with a longitu= dinall movabl'e section, guides for the movable section, a press-board for cooperation with the base-board, clamping-bars for the press-board, a clamp-bar on the base-board, a stretcher-head pivoted on the movable sec tion, a lever pivoted to the base-board for moving the section, and binding-bolts for ing the movable section stationarily.

4. A trousers stretcher and presser combase-board, and a screw in the nut opposite prising a base-board provided with a longituan end of the movable section. 10 (finally-movable section, guides for the sec- In testimony whereof I affix my signature tion, a press-board for cooperation with the in presence of two Witnesses. 5 base-board, clamping-bars for the press- MILTON E. WEISEHAN.

board, a clamp-bar on the baseboard, a l Witnesses: stretcher-head pivoted on the movable sec- WILLIAM E. SMITH,

tion, a two-part opening-nut secured to the CLAUD MONTGOMERY. 

